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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and denis opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Thomas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, denis opal!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from opal.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
opal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thomas tries to bench press opal off him but opal keeps the position.
opal decides to stand back up. opal steps back and let's Thomas get back to his feet.
opal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and opal counters with a takedown into side control.
opal looks up at the clock and then as Thomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, opal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thomas tries to control the position but he's not in luck - opal easily slips into full mount!
opal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thomas tries to lock up and control but opal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
opal trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but opal maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but opal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas tries to buck opal off but he can't manage it.
opal controlling the pace for now.
Thomas somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
opal moves into the clinch.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as opal walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas tries for a takedown but opal circles away easily
and opal moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
opal has clasped his hands together around Thomas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
opal wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
opal tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thomas manages to get to full guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing opal from controlling successfully.
opal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
opal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thomas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
opal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
opal closes the distance and clinches.
opal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas tries to break free but opal pushes him back against the cage.
opal manages to break the clinch.
opal closes the distance and clinches.
opal fails to pull guard.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but opal has him pressed against the cage.
opal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
opal fails to pull guard.
Thomas looking to stall.
opal has picked Thomas up - he's going for a ride! opal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas is controlling opal's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Thomas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but opal scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
denis opal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
opal moves into the clinch.
Thomas stops a takedown attempt from opal.
Thomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
opal wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
opal is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
opal is trying desperately to improve position.
opal tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as opal is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas avoids the attempt from opal to control.
opal is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.
Thomas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
opal working to try and regain half guard.
Thomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. opal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
opal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thomas avoids the attempt from opal to control.
Thomas lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas working the ground and pound effectively.
Thomas cracks opal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.
Thomas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but opal is surviving well by controlling Thomas's body position as best he can.
Thomas avoids the attempt from opal to control.
opal is working to get back to half guard.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.
Thomas landing strikes from the mount.
Thomas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. opal looks a forlorn figure.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as opal is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
opal tries to lock up and control but Thomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
opal is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.
Thomas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish opal?
Thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
opal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can opal hang on?
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Thomas dominated that second round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
opal misses with a wild combination.
opal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
opal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
opal tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
opal wants to control the action here but instead Thomas manages to pass to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Thomas.
Thomas is going oldschool here, as he tries to force opal to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so opal shrugs it off.
opal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
opal sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Thomas is looking to advance position but opal won't allow it.
opal tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura but opal is defending well.
opal gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
opal keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas stops opal from standing up.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
opal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
opal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
opal stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thomas stands up from half guard.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but opal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas is looking to clinch but opal is avoiding it.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots and misses
and opal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by opal.
opal jumps guard but Thomas stands there with opal around his waist. opal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but opal blocks with his arms.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
opal throws a head kick that misses.
opal misses with a hook to the body
so Thomas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
opal pushes Thomas off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
opal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paul Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of denis opal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas stands up from opal's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.
opal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Thomas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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